HECTARE

hectare

(noun) (abbreviated ‘ha’) a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hectare (plural hectares)

A unit of surface area (symbol ha) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.

Anagrams

• cheater, recheat, reteach, teacher

Source: Wiktionary


Hec"tare`, n. Etym: [F., fr. Gr. are an are.]

Definition: A measure of area, or superficies, containing a hundred ares, or 10,000 square meters, and equivalent to 2.471 acres.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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